The History of Saudi Arabia

by Vassiliev, Alexei

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Book description: New York, NY, U.S.A: New York University Press, 2000. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A comprehensive history of Saudi Arabia from 1745 to 1990; the main issues under consideration are the evolution of the social and political structures of Saudi society, the Wahhabi movement for reform of Islam, Saudi Arabia's place in the modern world, the impact of oil on its society, the emergence of new social groups, and the contradictions within Saudi society and how they are resolved; the author is Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Fred Halliday calls this "An outstanding book: a study of the Saudi state rich in historical documentation" and Bernard Lewis says it "Combines a wealth of fascinating detail with rigorous and penetrating analysis." (blue pictorial cover with corner crease, faint damp stain on inside of rear cover, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)

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